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The Christian-man's calling: or, A treatise of making religion ones business. Wherein the nature…
The Christian-man's calling: or, A treatise of making religion ones business. Wherein the nature and necessity of it is discovered. : As also the Christian directed how he may perform it in [brace] religious duties, natural actions, his particular vocation, his family directions, and his own recreations. / By George Swinnock ...
London: printed for T.P., 1662
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
Eternal life is promised to the diligent; 1Eternal death is the portion of the negligent: The former shall be bathed in the rivers of Gods eternal pleasures, the latter shall suffer the vengeance of eternal fire. To be tormented day and night for ever and ever, and to enjoy the exceeding and eternal weight of glory are certainly no jesting matters, but of more concernment then we can possibly conceive. Who would not labour hard to attain eternal life? Who would not work night and day to avoid eternal death, eternal woe.
Eternal life is promised to the diligent; 1Eternal death is the portion of the negligent: The former shall be bathed in the rivers of Gods eternal pleasures, the latter shall suffer the vengeance of eternal fire. To be tormented day and night for ever and ever, and to enjoy the exceeding and eternal weight of glory are certainly no jesting matters, but of more concernment then we can possibly conceive. Who would not labour hard to attain eternal life? Who would not work night and day to avoid eternal death, eternal wo.
- 1Idem Non consid. cap. 1.
Zeuxis the famous Limner made painting his business, and was exceeding careful and curious in drawing all his lines; he would let no piece of his go abroad into the world to be seen of men, till he had turned it over and over; viewed it ⟨p. 58⟩on this side and that side, again and again, and being asked the reason, answered, Because what I paint, I paint for eternity; so it is with every man and woman in the exercise of godliness, it is of eternal concernment; we pray, we hear for eternity, we read, we sing, we watch, we fast we live, we die for eternity; O how exactly, how diligently should all be done?